Ford Transit Connect vs Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

The Transit Connect costs less to run, by the official figures: about $260 a year less in New Zealand, $210 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 in the US.

Ford Transit Connect

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Ford Transit ConnectMercedes-Benz Sprinter

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,043 (better)
$3,299
Australia
$2,517 (better)
$2,729
United Kingdom
£1,849 (better)
£2,004
United States
$2,351 (better)
$2,548

Official figures

Uses
9.4 L/100km (better)
10.2 L/100km
UK
30 mpg (better)
28 mpg
US
25 mpg (better)
23 mpg
On a full tank
638 km
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Space

Seats
2
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Length
4,418 mm
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Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
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Power
74 kW
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Torque
230 Nm
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Gearbox
6-speed manual
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Drive
FWD
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A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Transit Connect or Sprinter?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Transit Connect or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The Ford Transit Connect: about $260 a year less in New Zealand, $210 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Transit Connect or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The Ford Transit Connect, at 9.4 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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